Saint Bacchus

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Saint Bacchus is an early Christian martyr, venerated alongside Saint Sergius, who is honored as a soldier-saint and patron in Eastern Christian traditions.

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Saint Bacchus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr
associatedWith Roman Empire
Roman army
commemoratedAs holy martyr
commemoratedIn Eastern Christian liturgical calendars
commemoratedOn same day as Saint Sergius in many calendars
companionOf Saint Sergius
cultRegion Roman East
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Syrian region
cultTitle Holy Martyr Bacchus
Saint Bacchus the Soldier
diedIn 4th century
era Late Antiquity
feastDay 20 October (some Eastern calendars)
7 October
gender male
hasFeastWith Saint Sergius
honoredAlongside Saint Sergius
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute military attire
shown with Saint Sergius
languageOfPrimaryTradition Greek
linkedLegend Passion of Sergius and Bacchus
liturgicalRank martyr (in Eastern traditions)
martyrdomType military martyr
patronage same-sex couples (modern devotional interpretation)
soldiers
relationshipCharacterization close companion of Saint Sergius
religion Christianity
sharesCultWith Saint Sergius
status venerated saint
traditionType Eastern Christian hagiography
veneratedAs martyr
soldier-saint
veneratedBy Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
veneratedIn Eastern Christianity

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